Napoli ace Higuain nets 21st Serie A goal

Milan - Gonzalo Higuain struck his 21st goal in as many games to help Napoli tighten its grip on Serie A with a 4-2 win at Sampdoria as title challenger Inter Milan was stunned by a late Carpi leveller.

As Napoli battled to its 14th win of the campaign, Inter paid the price for a series of first-half misses when Kevin Lasagna levelled at the death for the league minnows to secure a 1-1 draw at a stunned San Siro.
Napoli now sit five points ahead of Juventus, who host Roma in Sunday's late game, and have a six-point lead on Fiorentina after their 2-0 win over Torino earlier in the day.
Inter have dropped to fourth at six points adrift, enforcing the pundits' belief that it is now a two-horse race for the title.
After what has been a trying week for Napoli, the Azzurri showed their mettle.
Coach Maurizio Sarri was caught in the eye of a homophobic storm after calling fellow coach Roberto Mancini a "poof" during a post-match tirade following defeat to Inter Milan in the quarter-final of the Italian Cup.